Compute Infrastructure Strategy Lead at OpenAI

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Deep technical experience in infrastructure/systems engineering, TPM, or product management, with ability to move comfortably between system detail and program execution
  • Experience leading ambiguous, cross-functional infrastructure work to tangible outcomes without waiting for perfect information
  • Ability to communicate clearly, align partners, and make sound calls on cost, performance, and operability
  • Preference for measured proofs and execution over slideware, with enjoyment of switching between strategy and hands-on work to fully own projects end-to-end
  • Based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid model of three days in office per week; relocation assistance offered)

Responsibilities

  • Own cross-stack programs end-to-end: define the problem, design the approach, prove it quickly, and carry the result into production
  • Drive rapid clarity on goals, criteria, risks, and metrics for complex technical problems without adding heavy process
  • Work closely with engineering, operations, and (when needed) finance, research, product, and external vendors to align decisions and deliver useful infrastructure at massive scale
  • Own outcomes end-to-end, and move fast to validate approaches—using bounded pilots when useful—while balancing total cost, performance, and operability
  • Collaborate with engineering to incubate and execute on the technical decisions that unlock scale
  • Deliver step-function improvements in cost, capability, capacity, reliability, and time-to-ready across OpenAI’s infrastructure and compute platform, spanning compute, storage, networking, and systems

Skills

Compute Infrastructure
Networking
Storage Systems
Systems Engineering
Capacity Planning
Orchestration
Accelerator Utilization
Interconnect Design
Power Systems
Operations

OpenAI

Develops safe and beneficial AI technologies

About OpenAI

OpenAI develops and deploys artificial intelligence technologies aimed at benefiting humanity. The company creates advanced AI models capable of performing various tasks, such as automating processes and enhancing creativity. OpenAI's products, like Sora, allow users to generate videos from text descriptions, showcasing the versatility of its AI applications. Unlike many competitors, OpenAI operates under a capped profit model, which limits the profits it can make and ensures that excess earnings are redistributed to maximize the social benefits of AI. This commitment to safety and ethical considerations is central to its mission of ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) serves all of humanity.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$18,433.2MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care
Mental healthcare service
Fertility treatment coverage
401(k) with generous matching
20-week paid parental leave
Life insurance (complimentary)
AD&D insurance (complimentary)
Short-term/long-term disability insurance (complimentary)
Optional buy-up life insurance
Flexible work hours and unlimited paid time off (we encourage 4+ weeks per year)
Annual learning & development stipend
Regular team happy hours and outings
Daily catered lunch and dinner
Travel to domestic conferences

Risks

Elon Musk's legal battle may pose financial and reputational challenges for OpenAI.
Customizable ChatGPT personas could lead to privacy and ethical concerns.
Competitors like Anthropic raising capital may intensify market competition.

Differentiation

OpenAI's capped profit model prioritizes ethical AI development over unlimited profit.
OpenAI's AI models, like Sora, offer unique video creation from text descriptions.
OpenAI's focus on AGI aims to create AI systems smarter than humans.

Upsides

OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding boosts its AI research and computational capacity.
Customizable ChatGPT personas enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
OpenAI's 'Operator' AI agent could revolutionize workforce automation by 2025.

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